february

NEW YORK, NY – Police with the city’s 28th Precinct have arrested 63-year-old homeless man Walter Shannon for a February 23rd shooting. Shannon was charged with murder, manslaughter, assault and …

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian economic activity expanded at a slower pace in February, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data showed on Monday. The seasonally adjusted index fell to 51.6 from …

TORONTO (Reuters) – Home prices in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) tracked the seasonal trend by rising in February from January but were down sharply on an annual basis as …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s services sector activity grew at the fastest pace in eight months in February, a private sector survey showed on Friday, as the economic impact of the …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Consumer confidence in New Zealand fell in February compared with the prior month as households grappled with higher living costs and rising interest rates amid intense inflationary …

(Reuters) – Aluminium futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit record average daily volumes in February, a four-fold jump compared to a year ago, and open interest also reached historic …

(Reuters) – The number of people registering as jobless in Spain rose by 0.1% in February from a month earlier, or by 2,618 people, leaving a total of 2.91 million …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s factory activity contracted for an eighth month in February, a survey showed on Thursday, highlighting weak domestic and global economic conditions even though the downturn …

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Annual Irish inflation ticked back up to 8% in February from 7.5% a month earlier, according to a flash estimate of the EU’s Harmonised Index of Consumer …

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Retail prices in Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, rose 3.83% month-on-month in February for an annual increase of 78.62%, the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) said on Wednesday. …

LONDON (Reuters) – Overall activity in the euro zone’s manufacturing sector contracted again in February but output increased for the first time since May as supply chains continued to heal, …

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish factory activity expanded very slightly in February as massive earthquakes impacted the sector as some firms suspended production resulting in a slowdown in output and orders, …

By Naomi Rovnick and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – March madness? After a euphoric January was followed by a somber February, with bonds and equities selling off as strong data …

LISBON (Reuters) – Portuguese consumer prices rose 8.2% year-on-year in February in a slowdown from 8.4% reported in the previous month, flash data from National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on …

(Reuters) – Consumer prices in Spain resumed their upward trend, rising 6.1% year-on-year in February, a faster pace than the 5.9% during the 12 months to January, and above the …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – New Zealand’s business confidence improved in February as all activity indicators saw a lift, although many remain at very subdued levels compared to historical averages amid intense …

By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity is expected to have continued to grow in February, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, suggesting that the flashes of domestic …

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s economic confidence index fell 0.3% month-on-month in February to 99.1 points, following massive earthquakes that devastated the country’s southern region, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute …

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sentiment among households and businesses inched higher in Sweden in February, with house-builders and retailers bucking the trend, data from the NIER think tank showed on Friday. …

PARIS (Reuters) – French consumer confidence fell back slightly in February compared to January, said the INSEE statistics body on Friday, which also revised up its earlier reading for the …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. business activity unexpectedly rebounded in February, reaching its highest level in eight months, according to a survey on Tuesday, which also showed inflation subsiding. S&P Global …

By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) – French economic activity grew in February for the first time since October, helped by a slight easing in inflationary pressures and strength in the …